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Kuwait Foils Biochem Arms Smuggling From Iraq
Dow Jones Newswires ^ | October 1 | AP

Posted on 10/01/2003 12:37:34 PM PDT by Pete

KUWAIT CITY (AP)--Kuwaiti security authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle $60 million worth of chemical weapons and biological warheads from Iraq to an unnamed European country, a Kuwaiti newspaper said Wednesday.

The pro-government Al-Siyassah, quoting an unnamed security source, said the suspects had been watched by security since they arrived in Kuwait and were arrested "in due time." It didn't say when or how the smugglers entered Kuwait or when they were arrested.

The paper said the smugglers might have had accomplices inside Kuwait. It said Interior Minister Sheik Nawwaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah would hand over the smuggled weapons to an FBI agent at a news conference, but didn't say when.

Government officials couldn't be immediately reached for comment.

Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Al-Badran met Tuesday with Sheik Nawwaf and discussed cooperation between the two countries in security matters. His visit is the first by an Iraqi interior minister to Kuwait since 1990.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: armssmuggling; biochem; foiled; iraq; kuwait; wmd
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To: Pete

121 posted on 10/01/2003 1:35:48 PM PDT by Aeronaut (In my humble opinion, the new expression for backing down from a fight should be called 'frenching')
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To: Lee'sGhost
WTF is going on?

My guess? Someone shot off his mouth without the US's approval...

122 posted on 10/01/2003 1:36:09 PM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Fitzcarraldo
From your Hindipaper link

Kuwait foils smuggling of chemicals, bio warheads from Iraq

Associated Press

Kuwait City, October 2

Kuwaiti security authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle $60 million worth of chemical weapons and biological warheads from Iraq to an unnamed European country, a Kuwaiti newspaper said on Wednesday. The pro-Government Al-Siyassah, quoting an unnamed security source, said the suspects had been watched by security since they arrived in Kuwait and were arrested "in due time." It did not say when or how the smugglers entered Kuwait or when they were arrested.

The paper said the smugglers might have had accomplices inside Kuwait. It said Interior Minister Sheik Nawwaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah would hand over the smuggled weapons to an FBI agent at a news conference, but did not say when.

Government officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Al-Badran met on Tuesday with Sheik Nawwaf and discussed cooperation between the two countries in security matters. His visit is the first by an Iraqi interior minister to Kuwait since 1990.
123 posted on 10/01/2003 1:36:51 PM PDT by Republican Red
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To: Fitzcarraldo
Thanks for finding the link.

I was going crazy.

124 posted on 10/01/2003 1:36:57 PM PDT by Pete
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To: carton253
Thanks for the ping. I'd have missed this and this is really the kind of thread I'm most interested in.

The Wilson story is fascinating, but ultimately doesn't affect our national security.

This story, however...
125 posted on 10/01/2003 1:37:29 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: mewzilla
be vewy vewy quiet. Rove is hunting democratic congressional seats...
126 posted on 10/01/2003 1:37:43 PM PDT by AlextheWise1
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To: Pete; Fitzcarraldo
Be interesting to know the destination in Europe.
127 posted on 10/01/2003 1:37:53 PM PDT by swarthyguy
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To: Pete

 Now, I can't link to it without revealing URL that would allow anyone to access by account.

C'mon Pete, don't be like that, you can trust us!

Owl_Eagle

" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"

128 posted on 10/01/2003 1:38:25 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (Sam Katz for Mayor 2003)
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To: AlextheWise1
Well, now that this report has seen the light of day, even if only briefly, it's going to be hard to stuff the genie back in the bottle. Hope they've got a Plan B.
129 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:09 PM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Pete
Thanks for posting this. We can't expect most of the lamestream press to pick up on it.
130 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:13 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Pete
I've got an original link you can use:

The Kuwait story

The key was iterating throught the StoryID value until I hit it.

131 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:17 PM PDT by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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To: Smogger
"Google never fails"

Oh yes it does: "rove" + "froogwalk" (or)" frogwalked" gets you zilch.

132 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:31 PM PDT by cookcounty
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To: swarthyguy
No kidding about the "destination in Europe."

You know it was London or Paris.

The English might come around and apologize to Bush/Blair for their close call.

The French will blame the Jews.
133 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:33 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you.)
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To: Pete
$60 million worth of chemical and biological weapon? What does this mean? How is value of such weapon established on market? Is this median selling price?
134 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:37 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
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To: Weimdog; All
The Hindustan Times story is a repost of the AP story, verbatim. Wonder why it has been published in DJ NewsWire and Hindustan Time only?

135 posted on 10/01/2003 1:39:49 PM PDT by HiJinx (The guidon passed, I serve from home...)
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To: null and void
I suspect there's a really high chance this was a get-rich-quick scheme by some Iraqis to try to sell some fake weapons; the Kuwaitis then find out what was being sold was fake, have egg on their face, and suppress the original story.
136 posted on 10/01/2003 1:40:01 PM PDT by John H K
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To: Dog
Glad you saw this; hate to keep pinging you but this is darned important.
137 posted on 10/01/2003 1:40:38 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Alter Kaker
Speculating: That's what they were offering to sell them for.

Which would make it the market price:
138 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:00 PM PDT by Smogger
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To: Owl_Eagle
C'mon Pete, don't be like that, you can trust us!

Oh. Alright. Here's the lin =sd==sd asd (computer...locking......up).

Damn. Sorry.

139 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:08 PM PDT by Pete
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To: Fitzcarraldo
Your search also returned this lovely lady,

She's former homecoming queen, who just returned from a Kuwait stint as a chemical specialist ....

140 posted on 10/01/2003 1:41:22 PM PDT by r9etb
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